Chapter Twenty-Three
Meikah met Kellan’s gaze. The Dark Blade Academy wasn’t where she belonged. She might as well get out of attending while she was at it. “That too.” She paused a moment. “Thank you. I’m not the sort of person who tends to make the gossips talk.”
“Neither was I. Someone once told me that if you don’t want people to focus on something, you direct their attention elsewhere.”
“Who?”
“The Duke.”
Shock ran through her at his words and she held his gaze for a few seconds before she nodded and entered the shop. She stopped, not far inside. Everyone was present. Livia, Shade, Mace, Rafe, Amiel and Danton. The last two were behind the counter while the others were standing in various places around the shop. They were dressed in navy clothes, none of them wearing the masks th
